Introduction
Cumberland has a strong growth agenda, and we are confident that housing needs to be at the forefront of a compelling and dynamic offer for residents and business. We need to build more new homes to support our ambitious economic plans and to support population growth. However, it is more than just numbers it is about placemaking as the built and natural environments play a key role in the health and wellbeing of communities.
We have long embraced the housing challenge and will continue to do so, ensuring there is a robust platform from which to move forward:
- we have a track record in delivering homes (bucking previous nationally set targets
- we have an attractive pipeline new homes at the application stage or under construction
- our future growth ambitions remain unchanged with the nationally significant St Cuthbert's Garden Village leading the way
- we have two World heritage sites, two National Landscapes and a Heritage Coast within our boundary, making Cumberland an attractive place to live, work and visit
We are now part of the government’s priority programme for devolution, with the potential of a Mayoral Combined Authority giving us even more control over decision making over matters such as economic development, transport, planning and housing.
From city centre through to rural living, we can offer a range of places to meet all developer interests. We are actively looking for small, medium and larger development partners to join us on our journey to improve and diversify our housing offer delivering for both existing and new residents.